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WWE Historic Royal Rumble Winners

 

 

 

WWE Royal Rumble Winners

 

Year

Winner

Entry #

1988

Jim Duggan

13

1989

John Stuff

27

1990

Hulk Hogan

25

1991

Hulk Hogan

24

1992

Ric Flair

3

1993

Yokozuna

27

1994

Bret Hart/Lex Luger

27/33

1995

Shawn Michaels

1

1996

Shawn Michaels

18

1997

Steve Austin

5

1998

Steve Austin

24

1999

Vince McMahon

2

2000

The Rock

24

2001

Steve Austin

27

2002

Triple H

22

2003

Brock Lesnar

29

2004

Chris Benoit

1

2005

Batista

28

2006

Rey Mysterio

2

2007

The Undertaker

30

2008

John Cena

30

2009

Randy Orton

8

2010

Edge

29

 

 

Notes:

  • The Royal Rumble was the brain child of WWE legend Pat Patterson
  • Only the 1988 Royal Rumble was not part of a pay per view broadcast.
  • The 1992 Royal Rumble winner, Ric Flair, won the WWF World Championship, which was vacant at the time.
  • Starting in 1993, the winner of the Royal Rumble got a World Title Match at Wrestlemania.
  • John Cena is the only superstar to cash in his title opportunity prior to Wrestlemania.

 

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